[We experienced trouble this week obtaining statistics in time to be published on Wednesday.] Each Wednesday we tell you which three English-language cases and which French-language case have been the most viewed on CanLII and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about.

[1] This is a securities class action under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 and the Ontario Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5. The Plaintiffs Jerzy Robert Zaniewicz and Edward C. Clarke advance common law tort claims and also statutory claims with respect to the sale of the shares of Zungui Haizi Corporation in the primary and secondary markets.
[2] The Plaintiffs bring this motion for: (a) certification for settlement purposes as against the Defendants CIBC World Markets Inc., Canaccord Genuity Corp., GMP Securities LP, and Mackie Research Capital Corporation (the “Underwriting Syndicate”); (b) approval of three settlements; (c) ancillary orders, including the appointment of an administrator; (d) approval of the notice program; and (e) approval of the plan of distribution (the “Plan of Allocation”) for the settlement funds.

[1] On March 1, 2013, after an eleven day trial, I awarded judgment to the plaintiff for $16,042,669 plus pre-judgment interest and costs. I have now received cost submissions. The plaintiff seeks costs of $2,143,448.21, inclusive of disbursements and taxes. The defendants contend that costs should be limited to $650,000.